Elle UK May2020

L anz arote

Aswellasthebeachesandthewildlybeautifullandscape,oneofthemain

reasonstocometoLanzaroteis artistCésarManrique,whoselegacyis

dottedacrosstheislandinsculptures,strikingpublicartandswimmingpools

createdinvolcaniclava.AtGranMeliáSalinas,setbetweentwosandy

beachesintheeastcoastholidayresortofCostaTeguise,youdon’thaveto

gofartocheckoutthatManriquemagic,ashedesignedthehotel’sgardens

• alllushfernsandblacklavarockinterlacedwithwhitewashedfootpaths–
  andthelagoon-likepool.With27Orooms(allwithterracesorbalconies),
  tworestaurantsand1Oluxevillas,thehotelmaybebig,butit’sstylish,too,
  withcontemporaryinteriorsmostlyinsoothingwhites.Andif youwantmore
  Manrique,hisFoundation is just a 1O -minute drive away. Doubles from £102,
  B&B.BritishAirways flies from London to Lanzarote from £120 return

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BE AUT IFULSCENERYISJUSTHOURSAWAY

ATONEOFTHESELUXEEUROPE ANRE TREATS

Myk o no s

It’sonlya shortwalkawayfromthecentre

ofimpossiblyprettyMykonosTowninthe

heartofGreece’smostparty-centricisland,

butonceBelvederehasyouunderitsspell,

youwillfindit hardtoescape.Couldthat

bedowntotheRockwellGroup-designed,

pared-backislandchicinthe5Oroomsand

villasorthespectacularsunsetviews?Orthe

in-houseNobuwiththeworld’sfirstoutdoor

sushibar?Maybeit’stheHydraDiamond

facialattheSixSensesspa?Orallofthe

above,plusthe 26 newhilltopsuiteswhere

yougeta privatepoolandevenmore

dramaticviewsacrosstheisland’swhite

rooftopstotheequallywhitesandsand

twinklingAegeanbeyond.Plus,its

waterfrontvillasoccupythesiteofdesigner

ThierryMugler’sformerholidayhome–

howcouldhegiveallthatup?Doublesfrom

around£270,B&B.BritishAirwaysflies

fromLondonto Mykonosfrom£190return

By the coast

RIGHT: BELVEDERE’S

HILLTOP SUITES ALL

HAVE PRIVATE POOLS

OVERLOOKING

MYKONOS TOWN

Skyhigh

LANZAROTE’S

CLIFFTOPVIEWPOINT

MIRADORDELRÍO,

DESIGNEDBYARTIST

CÉSARMANRIQUE

BELVEDERE

BELVEDERE

GRAN MELIÁ SALINAS

Where to go for. ..

A ROOM

WITH A VIEW

GRAN MELIÁ SALINAS